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Trump's senior diplomatic envoys Steve Witkoff (L) and Jared Kushner were pulled off a scheduled trip for another round of peace talks regarding the Iran War. (Ludovic MARIN / Getty Images)

Trump cancels Iran War peace talks trip

CK Smith

The reversal highlights the instability of the current diplomatic status between the US and the rest of the world

Authorities are investigating the disappearance and alleged murder of two international doctoral students at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Their roommate, a former USF student, has been arrested and charged. (Joe Hendrickson / Getty Images)

Roommate charged in USF student deaths

CK Smith

The case shifted from missing persons of Bangladeshi doctoral students to a double homicide investigation

People cross the border daily seeking asylum in the U.S. Some are detained by border patrol. The Trump administration is trying to ban most asylum seekers, but courts are continuing to side with the law over the government's desired policy (Robert Gauthier / Getty Images)

Courts deny Trump’s asylum restrictions

CK Smith

An appeals court says the administration can't rewrite who gets protection, setting up a fight in the Supreme Court

Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in "Michael" (Glen Wilson/Lionsgate)

The distinct unease of "Michael"

Coleman Spilde

Antoine Fuqua's "Michael" movie is fittingly odd, but not for the reasons you might expect

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Cacio e pepe (Say-Cheese / Getty Images)

Everybody wants the kids menu

Francesca Giangiulio

What caviar chicken nuggets and gourmet pizza pockets say about how American adults are coping right now

The cast of "Full House" including from left to right: John Stamos, Jodie Sweetin, Ashley or Mary-Kate Olsen, Bob Saget, Candace Cameron and David Coulier, c. 1989 (Fotos International/Getty Images)

The lost art of playful opening credits

Andi Zeisler

The Artemis II crew's "Full House" spoof had us feeling nostalgic

Peter Cvjetanovic (R) along with Neo Nazis, Alt-Right, and White Supremacists encircle and chant at counter protestors at the base of a statue of Thomas Jefferson after marching through the University of Virginia campus with torches in Charlottesville, Va., USA on August 11, 2017. (Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

MAGA media gaslights on Charlottesville

Sophia Tesfaye

The right seizes on indictment to claim white supremacy only exists due to the Southern Poverty Law Center

The conflict in the Middle East has hit the global fuel and fertilizer markets that, in turn, have increased farmers' costs right as planting season begins. (Mark Mirko/Connecticut Public via Getty Images)

Farm aid can't outrun Trump's war

Garrett Owen

With rising costs of fuel and fertilizer, and tariffs still in place, the outlook for 2026 is bleak

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Supreme Court Justice John Roberts (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

SCOTUS leak sheds light on shadow docket

Wayne Unger - The Conversation

New leak of confidential SCOTUS memos sheds light on potentially irreversible effects of emergency rulings

Ringo Starr (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

Ringo's late-career sweet spot

Kenneth Womack

The former Beatle's latest album blends seasoned storytelling with some of his most heartfelt performances in years

Anne Hathaway in "Mother Mary" (Frederic Batier/A24)

The divine lessons of "Mother Mary"

Coleman Spilde

In David Lowery's haunting quasi-ghost story, Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel initiate a biblical reconciliation

President Donald Trump has discredited, insulted and abused reporters (Chen Mengtong/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)

Boycotting the Correspondents' Dinner

Brian Karem

Donald Trump is set to attend, but no dinner speech can redeem his abusive treatment of reporters

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FBI Director Kash Patel (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Kash Patel’s futile quest for validation

Amanda Marcotte

The FBI director tries to force his popularity on the American public and media — and it backfires

A drop of petrol falls from the nozzle of a petrol pump at a petrol station in Vélizy-Villacoublay, near Paris, on March 9, 2026. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP)

The Iran war's toll on small businesses

Russell Payne

As diesel and fertilizer costs soar, farms and truckers warn consumers will soon feel the pain

Members of P.A.I.N. (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now) and Truth Pharm staged a protest on September 12, 2019 outside Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford. (Photo by Erik McGregor/Getty Images)

Victims shut out of Purdue settlement

Craig R. McCoy, Bob Fernandez - ProPublica

Nearly 140,000 people filed claims against the company for the harm they said its drugs caused

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks with reporters on the House steps after a vote on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

What AOC really told RFK Jr.

Russell Payne

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was pictured Tuesday, grilling the secretary on increased Medicare Advantage spending

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Brendan Hunt performing onstage during Thundergong! (Fernando Leon/Getty Images)

Inside Brendan Hunt’s Beatles journey

Nicole Michael

Hunt joins "Everything Fab Four" to share his Beatles-fueled full circle moment

Carey Mulligan as Lindsay Crane-Martin and Oscar Isaac as Josh Martin in "Beef" (Netflix)

Beef grills capitalism's trap for women

Melanie McFarland

The Netflix hit returns with the idea that at every level of a dog-eat-dog economy, women get chewed up first

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Directer Kash Patel announce an indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

SPLC charges lend support to hate groups

Austin Sarat

For decades, the Southern Poverty Law Center has fought hate. Now the Justice Department wants it to stop

President Donald Trump (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Cabinet chaos shows Trump unraveling

Heather Digby Parton

The president's forced resignation of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is a reminder that old habits die hard

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Peter Thiel is launching Objective AI, which would function as a paid "truth tribunal" for people aggrieved against journalists (Nordin Catic/Getty Images for The Cambridge Union)

Thiel’s "truth tribunal” is a dud

Sophia Tesfaye

Silicon Valley billionaires can't judge journalism if reporters refuse to buy in

A Congolese Army soldier holds a baby chimpanzee while manning a checkpoint in the entrance to the provincial capital of Goma, Congo on November 6, 2008. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images)

What the chimp "civil war" says about us

Troy Farah

Outbreaks of violence between chimpanzees have sparked fierce debate online about the origins of war in humans

(Photo by Getty Images)

The all-seeing, AI-assisted eye

Anne Toomey McKenna - The Conversation

The U.S. government is using AI to speed analysis of government and commercial data about you

Voters cast their ballots at a polling location on April 21, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Virginia votes to redistrict for Dems

Jelinda Montes

The new maps will likely flip four U.S. House seats, returning the edge back to the Democrats in the midterms race

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